PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Blew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Le Nogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Nogue is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scred Connexion - Partis de rien. Raymond Blew has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Blew
vs
Le Nogue

194 cm
22
218 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

177 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Blew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastien Le Nogue!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Blew.
Good standup being displayed there by Blew as he connects with a hook.
Le Nogue shoots in for a double leg but Blew sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Nogue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blew throws a body punch but Le Nogue moves out of range.
Le Nogue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blew throws a series of strikes that have Le Nogue backpedaling.

It looks like Bastien Le Nogue has been cut.
Le Nogue closes the distance and clinches up with Blew, looking for a takedown. Le Nogue pushes Blew against the cage but Blew circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Le Nogue or perhaps it was just good defense by Blew which made him look bad.
Raymond Blew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastien Le Nogue.
Le Nogue dodges the punch combination from Blew.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le Nogue.
Le Nogue staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blew. Le Nogue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Nogue moves in looking to clinch but Blew pushes him off.
Blew keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Le Nogue closes the distance and clinches up with Blew, looking for a takedown. Le Nogue pushes Blew against the cage but Blew circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blew throws a right hand that misses
and Le Nogue counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Nogue shoots in and drives through. Blew sprawls well.

Le Nogue looking to score a takedown here. Blew is defending well but Le Nogue drives through and ends up in Blew's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Nogue trying to control but Blew is working from the bottom.

Blew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Le Nogue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Le Nogue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blew looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blew looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Nogue is one step ahead there.
Blew looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Blew is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Nogue trying to control but Blew is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Nogue is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Le Nogue slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Le Nogue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blew can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Le Nogue controls the pace.
Blew wants to sweep here but Le Nogue controlling him for the moment.
Le Nogue stands up over Blew, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Le Nogue wants to control from the top but Blew keeps moving.
Le Nogue preventing the sweep.
Blew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Le Nogue postures up in Blew's guard and throws a big left but Blew blocks it.
Le Nogue postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blew tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Nogue lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Le Nogue is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Le Nogue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Le Nogue trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le Nogue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blew is keeping the position for now.
Blew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Le Nogue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Nogue is stalling in the full guard.
Le Nogue with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastien Le Nogue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Le Nogue's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le Nogue counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Nogue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blew.

Le Nogue looking to score a takedown here. Blew is defending well but Le Nogue drives through and ends up in Blew's guard.
Le Nogue lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Le Nogue is looking to work some ground and pound but Blew has wrist control.
Le Nogue landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Le Nogue accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Nogue landing with the ground and pound.
Blew controls Le Nogue momentarily but Le Nogue frees himself.
Le Nogue postures up in Blew's guard and throws a big left but Blew blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Nogue engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Le Nogue advances to half guard.
Le Nogue lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Le Nogue there.
Blew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Le Nogue thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Nogue looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blew taking some punishment here, with Le Nogue in his half guard.
Le Nogue is nestled in close to Blew, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Blew is rocked!
Le Nogue takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oh Blew is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Le Nogue connects with a nice short shot to Blew's temple.
Blew makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blew.
Le Nogue slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Le Nogue slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue scores with a big shot! Blew's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Blew! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bastien Le Nogue!